The 2005 Generali Ladies Linz is the 2005 Tier II WTA Tour tournament of the annually-held Generali Ladies Linz tennis tournament. It was the 20th edition of the tournament and was held from October 22–30, 2005 at the TipsArena Linz. Nadia Petrova won the singles title.
| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | width=85 | Q | width=85 | Q3 | width=85 | Q2 | width=85 | Q1 |
| Singles | 195 | 137 | 88 | 49 | 25 | 1 | 11.75 | 6.75 | 4 | 1 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doubles | 1 |
| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | width=85 | Q3 | width=85 | Q2 | width=85 | Q1 |
| Singles | $95,500 | $51,000 | $27,300 | $14,600 | $7,820 | $4,175 | $2,230 | $1,195 | $640 | |||
| Doubles * | $30,000 | $16,120 | $8,620 | $4,610 | $2,465 |
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
The following player received entry as a lucky loser:
Jennifer Capriati → replaced by 
Marion Bartoli
Vera Dushevina
Justine Henin → replaced by 
Iveta Benešová Amélie Mauresmo → replaced by 
Yvonne Meusburger
Flavia Pennetta → replaced by Klára Koukalová Mary Pierce → replaced by Virginie Razzano Chanda Rubin → replaced by Lisa Raymond
Conchita Martínez (Achilles tendon strain)| Country | Player | Country | Player | Player 1 Rank | Player 2 Rank | Seed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cara Black |  Australia | Rennae Stubbs | 2 | 5 | 1 | ||
| Spain | Conchita Martínez | Spain | Virginia Ruano Pascual | 14 | 2 | 2 | |
| Russian Federation | Elena Likhovtseva | Russian Federation | Vera Zvonareva | 10 | 13 | 3 | |
 Slovakia | Daniela Hantuchová |  Japan | Ai Sugiyama | 17 | 19 | 4 |
The following pair received wildcards into the doubles main draw:
The following pair received entry from the qualifying draw:
See main article: 2005 Generali Ladies Linz – Singles.
Nadia Petrova defeated Patty Schnyder, 4–6, 6–3, 6–1.[1]It was Petrova's first WTA singles title.
See main article: 2005 Generali Ladies Linz – Doubles.
Gisela Dulko / Květa Peschke defeated Conchita Martínez / Virginia Ruano Pascual, 6–2, 6–3.It was the 4th title of both Dulko and Peschke's careers, and their only title together as a pair.
